Best Colleges & Universities in Delaware

Top Consensus Ranked Schools 2019

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To identify the Best Colleges in Delaware for 2019 we averaged the latest results from the most respected college ranking systems with thousands of real student review scores from around the web to produce a unique College Consensus rating for each school. You won’t find a more comprehensive ranking of the top colleges and universities in Delaware anywhere. Read more about our rankings methodology and sources at our about page.

The little state on the seashore used to be called the Small Wonder, and small wonder – pound for pound (or should it be acre for acre?) no state in the Union has had a bigger impact than Delaware. The first state to ratify the Constitution, Delaware helped shape the United States from a scrappy colony to a world power, and its influence isn’t just historical. Delaware is still a center of banking and finance, scientific research, and, of course, higher education, and further proof that it’s not the size, it’s the heart.

Defining the Best Colleges in Delaware

The best colleges and universities in Delaware is a short list. After all, Delaware is a small state, small enough to hike across in a day for most of its length. However, Delaware is also one of the most densely-populated states, and though its whole population is less than a million people, those people are some of the nation’s best educated – they’re in the top 12 for proportion of residents holding an advanced (post-graduate) degree. At this time, only two institutions in Delaware have enough rankings and reviews to generate a College Consensus Score, but the College Consensus is constantly updating, so prospective Delaware students should check back in the future for more rankings.

For its small size, Delaware has a robust chemistry and technology industry that requires high levels of education, while banking and finance – one of the state’s other biggest industries – demands well-educated business leaders and managers. Where are they going to come from? Delaware’s colleges and universities. The major corporations, like DuPont and AstraZeneca, are fed by excellent STEM programs at the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. Delaware’s educational future is well in hand with these top colleges.

The University of Delaware and Delaware State University do the heavy lifting, as the largest public research university, and the largest HBCU, respectively. Both have considerable expertise in STEM and business, shaping leaders for generations. The University of Delaware is well represented on College Consensus having been ranked one of the best national research universities, and one of the best public universities, in the nation. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of UD on the state; after all, it dates back to the 1740s, well before the American Revolution, and educated signers of the Constitution, leaders of government, business, and education, and cultural icons.

The Future of the Top Colleges in Delaware

The best colleges in Delaware have the situation well in hand, don’t worry; but even with titans like the University of Delaware and Delaware State, growth and development in the densest state of the Union needs the highest level of education. Delaware is still growing it’s top universities, and smaller schools like Wilmington University and Wesley College are rising to meet demands. Have no fear: the Small Wonder is here, and definitely not going anywhere.